Where Are the Dinosaurs Still Visible?
In short: Light takes time to cross space, so Earth-light from the age of the dinosaurs should still be travelling outward, though turning it into a picture would demand a telescope far sharper than any yet built.
A 2:01 short film in the series “Journey of Light”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Chandra X-ray Center, operated for NASA by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian), “Chandra :: Photo Album :: Cosmic Look-Back Time”; NASA (NASA Science, James Webb Space Telescope mission pages), “How Does Webb See Back in Time? - NASA Science”; NASA Science, “Facts About Earth”; Radio JOVE project, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (educational lesson plan, October 2001), “Microsoft Word - cover”; California State University, Fullerton – Department of Physics (Physics 227L lab procedure), “227_OISL_S22_v1b.pdf”; Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of New Mexico (Regener Hall Lecture Demos), “Regener Hall Lecture Demos”; NASA Science (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), “10 Things You Might Not Know About Voyager's Famous 'Pale Blue Dot' Photo - NASA Science”; NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), NASA/JPL-Caltech, “Pale Blue Dot Revisited - NASA Science”; Natural History Museum (London), “How an asteroid ended the age of the dinosaurs | Natural History Museum”; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, “Mass Extinction – Solving the Dinosaur Mystery”; Case Western Reserve University, Department of Astronomy (ASTR 306 lecture notes), “Telescopes.pdf”; University of Texas at Austin, Department of Astronomy (course lecture slides), “301Sp09.TelescopesCh5.2.12.09.ppt”; NASA Science (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), “Seeing and Believing: 15 Years of Exoplanet Images - NASA Science”; NASA Science (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), “DSS Annotated Image of the Virgo Cluster - NASA Science”; NASA Science (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), “October's Night Sky Notes: Catch Andromeda Rising! - NASA Science”.
Sources used in this film
- Chandra X-ray Center, operated for NASA by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian) — Chandra :: Photo Album :: Cosmic Look-Back Time · View →
- NASA (NASA Science, James Webb Space Telescope mission pages) — How Does Webb See Back in Time? - NASA Science · View →
- NASA Science — Facts About Earth · View →
- Radio JOVE project, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (educational lesson plan, October 2001) — Microsoft Word - cover · View →
- California State University, Fullerton – Department of Physics (Physics 227L lab procedure) — 227_OISL_S22_v1b.pdf · View →
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of New Mexico (Regener Hall Lecture Demos) — Regener Hall Lecture Demos · View →
- NASA Science (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) — 10 Things You Might Not Know About Voyager's Famous 'Pale Blue Dot' Photo - NASA Science · View →
- NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), NASA/JPL-Caltech — Pale Blue Dot Revisited - NASA Science · View →
- Natural History Museum (London) — How an asteroid ended the age of the dinosaurs | Natural History Museum · View →
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Mass Extinction – Solving the Dinosaur Mystery · View →
- Case Western Reserve University, Department of Astronomy (ASTR 306 lecture notes) — Telescopes.pdf · View →
- University of Texas at Austin, Department of Astronomy (course lecture slides) — 301Sp09.TelescopesCh5.2.12.09.ppt · View →
- NASA Science (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) — Seeing and Believing: 15 Years of Exoplanet Images - NASA Science · View →
- NASA Science (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) — DSS Annotated Image of the Virgo Cluster - NASA Science · View →
- NASA Science (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) — October's Night Sky Notes: Catch Andromeda Rising! - NASA Science · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Chandra X-ray Center (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, operated for NASA): Chandra :: Photo Album :: Cosmic Look-Back Time
- Also: NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), NASA Science, James Webb Space Telescope mission pages: How Does Webb See Back in Time? - NASA Science
- Also: NASA Science — Facts About Earth
- Also: Radio JOVE project, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (educational lesson plan, October 2001): Microsoft Word - cover
- Also: California State University, Fullerton – Department of Physics (Physics 227L lab procedure): 227_OISL_S22_v1b.pdf
- Also: Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of New Mexico (Regener Hall Lecture Demos): Regener Hall Lecture Demos
- Also: NASA Science (National Aeronautics and Space Administration): 10 Things You Might Not Know About Voyager's Famous 'Pale Blue Dot' Photo - NASA Science
- Also: NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), NASA/JPL-Caltech: Pale Blue Dot Revisited - NASA Science
- Also: Natural History Museum (London): How an asteroid ended the age of the dinosaurs | Natural History Museum
- Also: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: Mass Extinction – Solving the Dinosaur Mystery
- Also: Case Western Reserve University, Department of Astronomy (ASTR 306 lecture notes): Telescopes.pdf
- Also: University of Texas at Austin, Department of Astronomy (course lecture slides): 301Sp09.TelescopesCh5.2.12.09.ppt
- Also: NASA Science (National Aeronautics and Space Administration): Seeing and Believing: 15 Years of Exoplanet Images - NASA Science
- Also: NASA Science (National Aeronautics and Space Administration): DSS Annotated Image of the Virgo Cluster - NASA Science
- Also: NASA Science (National Aeronautics and Space Administration): October's Night Sky Notes: Catch Andromeda Rising! - NASA Science
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